Engineering:Turnir (console)

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Short description: Home video game console
Турнир
Турнир-Game-Console.jpg
A Turnir with its two accompanying paddle–based game controllers
Also known asTurnir
ManufacturerMinistry of the Electronics Industry
TypeDedicated home video game console
GenerationFirst generation
Lifespan1978–1982
Introductory price150 Soviet rubles
PowerIntegrated AC: adapter/9 V
Mass2.5 kg

The Turnir (Russian: Турнир, meaning Tournament) is a dedicated first-generation home video game console that was manufactured by the Ministry of the Electronics Industry and released in 1978 only in the Soviet Union.[1][2] It was manufactured between 1978 and 1982 and is the only known Soviet video game console that uses the AY-3-8500 chipset from General Instrument. The price for the system varied from 150 Soviet rubles in 1978 to 96 rubles in the late 1980s.[3] The console uses an integrated AC adapter with a voltage of 9 volt and has a mass of 2.5 kg.[4]

Games

Due to the integrated AY-8-8500 chip, the Turnir is able to play the following four games:

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